Episode 72: A Three-Course Thanksgiving

In honor of our nation’s most gloriously gluttonous feast, we decided to whip up a show of our favorite food stories from the DPD archives. (Fear not, only the choicest leftovers went into our post-Turkey Day menu.) Bon appetit…

Entree: Grilled Cheese Dealing
One of the most popular guys on the NYC food scene prefers to remain anonymous. Brendan meets “Ronnie” on an NYC street corner to satisfy his latest fix: grilled cheese on the run. With an operation that consists of nothing but a cell phone, a bike and an illegal kitchen in an undisclosed location, Ronnie’s “Bread.Butter.Cheese” is redefining distribution channels for the most classic of sandwiches. (Or rather it was — since this story first aired, he’s gone from delivery to legit catering.)

Palate Cleanser: Fire Sauce
Rico heads to Light My Fire — an L.A. store that sells more than a thousand types of hot sauce — and cowers before the spiciest ingredient in the world (30,000 times hotter than a jalapeno). He also learns the antidote, should you ever be insane enough to taste this thing.

Dessert: Cupcake Wars
Brendan tries to recruit an ally in his war against the “upscale cupcake” trend. But Sara Spearin of San Francisco’s Dynamo Donuts defends the rival confection even as she whips up potent ammo: bacon-apple-maple glazed, lemon-thyme, and every-other-tasty-thing-on-Earth doughnuts.

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Rico and Brendan aren't exactly back, but they're here to tell you about their new projects! Brendan has been producing The Paris Review and Rico has a new podcast called "Safe For Work." Rico and Liz Dolan ("Satellite Sisters") will help you make the big decisions, sort through the small stuff, and get more fulfillment from your work life. Here's a preview.

Alas, this is our last audio treat for you (for now). In the final installment of the "How to Behave" series, you'll hear some of the best of our favorite etiquette segments with celebrities. Master thespian Sir Ian McKellen offers a tip on how to deal with people who mispronounce your name (never correct the Queen), Cameron Diaz gives us impeccable advice for the long haul, and the one and only RuPaul gives some "godly" etiquette guidance. Be sure to keep up with Brendan and Rico at BrunchIsHell.com Cheers!